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"Young women live relatively unhealthy lives"

 Young women live relatively unhealthy lives

Do you recognize yourself in the outcome of the research?

Cardiologist Leonard Hofstra developed a lifestyle test. 8,000 people, most of them female, took part in the test. His research shows that especially women between the ages of 20 and 40 have an unhealthy lifestyle.

Some facts Women between the ages of 20 and 40 eat an average of 117 grams of vegetables and 1.2 pieces of fruit per day. The average for all women is 128 grams of vegetables and 1.25 pieces of fruit. In addition, women in the age category 20 to 40 exercise three minutes less than the average. They also smoke more and they suffer from stress more often. And that while cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death among young women.

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